It is now established in the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) that the law pursuant to which the effects of a recognised judgment are determined is that of the Member State where the judgment was rendered. In Case C-456/11 (Gothaer), however, the CJEU deviated from this rule and developed an autonomous (EU) concept of res judicata. The potential for this concept to extend to other jurisdictional determinations by Member State courts has therefore created additional layers of complexity in the area of recognition of judgments. This article seeks to shed light on this topic by drawing conclusions from the Court's rationale in Gothaer and considering whether a more broadly applicable autonomous concept of res judicata can be consistent with the general system of Regulation 1215/2012 and the CJEU's previous case law.

现在，根据欧洲联盟法院的判例法（CJEU），确定公认的判决的效力所依据的法律是作出判决的成员国的法律。然而，在案例C-456 / 11（Gothaer）中，欧洲法院偏离了这一规则，并发展了一个自主的（EU）司法裁决概念。因此，这一概念可能扩展到会员国法院对其他管辖权的裁定，从而在承认判决方面增加了额外的复杂性。本文试图从法院在戈塔尔的理论基础得出结论，以阐明这一主题。 并考虑更广泛适用的自主性的既判力概念是否可以与第1215/2012号法规的一般体系和欧洲法院的先前判例法保持一致。